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Apr 06, 2008
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Desert Garden Aran Cotton by Jo Sharp, made in Italy 
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A luxurious cotton yarn from Jo Sharp's yarn collection, in which everything has been thought through: from an exceptional quality fiber content for pleasant knitting, to washing characteristics for long lasting. If only two days left until summer, and you realized this only at this moment, Desert Garden, aran weight cotton yarn, will help you like nothing else.
♦ Microfiber: an extremely fine syntethic (or natural) fiber used to produce ultra, light-weight fabrics. Mostly, it is available in polyester, nylon, acrylic and rayon.
♦ As it's known, when cotton plant are in stage of forming a white fluffy mass called boll, insecticides are spayed to protect the plants. A genetically engineered pest-resistant cotton is developed in Australia. This cotton variety protects cotton plants from the boll caterpillar which has developed powerful resistance to chemicals.
Yarn Code: JS02
FIBRE: 65% Cotton, 35% Microfiber
YARN WEIGHT: Aran
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 18 sts / 24 rows
NEEDLES: 5 mm (US No.8)
LENGTH: approx. 55 m / 60 yards
BALL WEIGHT: 50 g
PRICE: CA$9.99
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Knitted Sample
PATTERNS: Jo Sharp Book No. 9, Saturday
In inventory: 237 Solstice (Ivory - 10 balls), 249 Mareschino (Crimson), 665 Pear, 667 Dew (Pearl Grey), 668 Stark (Winter White)
Garment Care: gentle hand wash with lavender wash, dry flat in shade, do not tumble dry, do not dry clean.
 237, Solstice (Ivory) enlarge * 10 balls |
 249, Mareschino (Crimson) enlarge |
 665, Pear |
 667, Dew (Pearl Grey) |
 668, Stark (Winter White) |
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